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Boy I bet Feld is red in the face for not thinking of this first.
I was just saying, start the night show off with LCQ's, then go into an MEC like format (and since you asked) keep the longer motos.
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However, if they included the Am classes like the cup (open to 125/144/150/250 2 strokes in the all stars class ), and it was on who deserved to go instead of who was invited, maybe a qualifying system for them also. Then I actually would be interested very much.
With that being said, lappers are part of the sport and at this level, it should factor in on the racing.
There needs to be more track maintenance. Ditching the semis will help. Add a couple of laps to the heats. One 20/25 minute 450 main event is enough. If anything, add a B main to give more exposure to the little guy.
Lastly, I think the lack of outside interest in this sport is due to current promoters. With social media and technology these days we shouldn't have this problem. The devil is in the details with Feld Entertainment. If your making the mains every week you should be able to make a decent living. I know we will never be like NASCAR or basesball and I know these events aren't cheap to put on, but something needs to happen for the 5th-22nd place riders. The top factory guys are getting all the air time. Who wants to invest in the little guy if there product is not going to be seen. I would be interested to see what Feld actually takes home on a supercross race. It has been a few years since I've been to a race, but the ticket prices have climbed every time.
And as far as covering the 5th-22nd place riders, that's where the LCQ's and Semis come into play. Ideally, and what they seem to do for the most part is, show where the best racing is. Yeah, everyone knows the top guysand I'm sure a lot of the casual fans don't know many of the dudes outside the top 5 but that doesn't mean you shun the best dudes. Put yourself in their shoes and the companies paying the big bucks to have them on their equipment. You worked your ass off and spent tons of money, you bet your ass you're going to want just as much coverage as the next guy.
You have to show the winner crossing the line, he's earned it. And while it's not perfect (though that's easy for me to say as someone who just sits on the couch and watches) I think they've been doing a great job showing a wide range of riders and capturing good battles throughout the night and pack.
Something needs to be done to make it more exciting. Let outdoors be the heart of mx. Sx needs to be a kick ass race show. It's really alot to do with starts. Also in person it's hard to follow.
Do away with semi's just have 4 heat races (two for each cc) top 9 to main and two LCQ's top 4 to main then have two 12 lap mains for each class. More racing that matters and less races that don't.
More dirt, wider lanes, more bowl turns, more rider designed tracks like in 2009, more variety.
That is what I would like to see.
250’s AND 450’s shall have 2 heat races each with top 9 advancing to the main event. In addition, championship points shall be awarded to each transfer position (top 9) with 9 points for first place, 8 for second, 7 for third, and so on with 1 point for 9th position.
LCQ’s shall advance the top 4 riders with 1 championship point awarded to first place only.
Gate picks for the main events shall be by random selection using a lottery style ping pong ball machine. (imagine having the riders all lined up in staging behind the gate and the ping pong machine on the jumbo-tron spitting out the riders number one at a time. If number 22 pops out first, then Chad Reed gets the first gate pick and goes to the line. Next number is 722, then Adam Enticknap goes to the line second, etc, etc. With gate pick being so important, it should be fair AND part of the show!
There shall be 2 main events per class. Each main event shall be 10 minutes plus 2 laps. (If the goal of the 250 class is truly to help groom riders for the premier class, then we should start by at least having them race the same amount of time!)
Championship points for the main events shall be awarded per main event. Overall event position shall also be determined by lowest combined main event finishes (motos), like we do locally at MX races. 2 Championship bonus points shall be awarded to the overall event winner.
Let the fun begin!
3 minute +2 lap lcq. 1pt for winner.
No random gate.
2 10min +2 lap mains each class. Points pay 25-1 for each main individually.
Overall events results pay 10pts - 1st, 7pts - 2nd, 5pts -3rd.
Pit Row
Top 16 qualifiers in 250 and 450 go straight to mains.
250 LCQ - 5 minutes, 6 riders advance.
450 LCQ - 5 minutes 6 riders advance.
Support Race - 10 Min (125, 85 or 50)
250 Main 1 - 12-15 min
450 Main 1 - 15-20 min
Track prep / Interviews
250 Main 2 - 12-15 min
450 Main 2 - 15-20 min
You'd still have 38 riders in each class making the night show, and the ones who wind up in the LCQ aren't getting much coverage in the mains and semis as it is. Total track time is about the same as it is now, but more of the track time pays points.
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